thoughtcrime en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈθɔːtˌkɹaɪm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From thought + crime, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A crime committed by having unorthodox, unofficial, controversial or socially unacceptable thoughts.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thoughtcrimes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (20)
uk думкозлочин (a crime) · fi ajatusrikos (a crime) · mr विचार-गुन्हा (a crime) · cmn 思想犯罪 (a crime) · bg зла умисъл (a crime) · nl gedachtemisdaad (a crime) · ru преступмы́сль (a crime) · ru мыслепреступле́ние (a crime) · fr crimepensée (a crime) · cmn 思罪 (a crime) · sv krimtänk (a crime) · sv tankebrott (a crime) · cmn 思想罪 (a crime) · et mõtteroim (a crime) · hu gondolatbűn (a crime) · de Gedankenverbrechen (a crime) · cs ideozločin (a crime) · pl myślozbrodnia (a crime) · sh зломисао (a crime) · sh zlomisao (a crime)